The Batang Toru Ecosystem is very rich with its biodiversity. Ninety-one mammal species have already been recorded, including very rare species such as the sumatran tiger, and the recently described new great ape species tapanuli orangutan, only found in the Batang Toru Ecosystem, Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Besides the high diversity of animals and birds, the flora of the Batang Toru Ecosystem is also fantastic, with a mosaic of differing forest types.

More information, please kindly check : www.batangtoru.org

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!!
Save The Biodiversity, Save the Future.

The Batang Toru Ecosystem is very rich with its biodiversity. Ninety-one mammal species have already been recorded, including very rare species such as the sumatran tiger, and the recently described new great ape species tapanuli orangutan, only found in the Batang Toru Ecosystem, Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Besides the high diversity of animals and birds, the flora of the Batang Toru Ecosystem is also fantastic, with a mosaic of differing forest types.

More information, please kindly check : www.batangtoru.org
Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!!
Save The Biodiversity, Save the Future.

Wow, Asha geht es viel besser! Das freut uns sehr; war ihr Gesundheitszustand bei der Einweisung im Februar doch sehr schlecht.
Regrann from @socp.official - Glad to see Asha has a good time with her new friend, Fiona on the enclosure at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Quarantine and Rehabilitation center. This is one of the treatment to rehabilitate the mental of the Orangutan like Asha who lost her baby, as well as Fiona who was found motherless. As we can see, Asha is showing her natural behaviour to give the food to Fiona.

Glad to see Asha has a good time with her new friend, Fiona on the enclosure at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Quarantine and Rehabilitation center. This is one of the treatment to rehabilitate the mental of the Orangutan like Asha who lost her baby, as well as Fiona who was found motherless. As we can see, Asha is showing her natural behaviour to give the food to Fiona.

Repost from @socp.official!
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The Tapanuli orangutan survives in northern Sumatra and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world with only less than 800 individuals remaining.

But the discovery hasn’t stopped a Chinese state-run company, Sinohydro, from moving ahead with clearing forest for a large dam project smack in the middle of the orangutan population. According to several orangutan experts, Sinohyrdo’s dam represents an immediate and existential threat to the Tapanuli orangutan. .
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More information, please visit : www.batangtoru.org
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In frame : Beti, a young female Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru Forest.
Photo by : @maxime_aliaga

The Tapanuli orangutan survives in northern Sumatra and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world with only less than 800 individuals remaining.

But the discovery hasn’t stopped a Chinese state-run company, Sinohydro, from moving ahead with clearing forest for a large dam project smack in the middle of the orangutan population. According to several orangutan experts, Sinohyrdo’s dam represents an immediate and existential threat to the Tapanuli orangutan. .
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More information, please visit : www.batangtoru.org
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In frame : Beti, a young female Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru Forest.
Photo by : @maxime_aliaga

Fabulous short clip of Richard cleaning his teeth in Jantho the other day! Little guy's doing really well! Have seen orangutans using toothpicks on a number of occasions over the years. We get the impression Richard here is more just fooling around, but still... nice to see him exploring and learning new skills!

"..In the journal Current Biology (LINK ON BIO), the experts say the 510-megawatt dam in Sumatra will flood or otherwise alter part of the habitat, making it almost impossible to take a crucial step towards ensuring the species survives — reconnecting fragmented forests the primates are spread across. The scientists also urged that the remaining habitat in the Batang Toru forest of northern Sumatra be given strict conservation protection and that forest corridors be created to link separated populations.."
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Photo by : @maxime_aliaga

A baby of orangutan has the longest childhood dependence with their mother of any animals. The babies nurse until they are about six years old. The young males may stay close by their mothers for a few more years but the females may stay until they are into their teens, allowing them to observe mothering skills as they watch their younger sibling being raised by the mother.

Furthermore, female orangutan only give birth about once every 8 years, the longest time birth interval of any mammal in the world. This results in only 4 to 5 babies in her lifetime.This is why orangutan populations are very slow to recover from extinction..
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In frame : Suci and Siboy at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Research and Monitoring Station in Sikundur, Langkat, North Sumatra.

Massive congratulations to @schoolofclassicalpilates who official opens this week yea!
We have loved working with Suzanne and learning all about Pilates and the incredible equipment she has in her fabulous new studio. We look forward to supporting her as her business develops.